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[[File:Energy UK.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Energy UK, Charles House, 5-11 Regent Street, London]]
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
 
'''Energy UK''' is the trade association for the energy industry. It was set up in 2012, after the [[Energy Retail Association]], [[Association of Electricity Producers]] and [[UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy]] merged.<ref>Vicky Ellis, [http://www.energylivenews.com/2012/04/02/new-energy-trade-body-kicks-off New energy trade body kicks off], Energy Live News, 2 April 2012</ref>
 
'''Energy UK''' is the trade association for the energy industry. It was set up in 2012, after the [[Energy Retail Association]], [[Association of Electricity Producers]] and [[UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy]] merged.<ref>Vicky Ellis, [http://www.energylivenews.com/2012/04/02/new-energy-trade-body-kicks-off New energy trade body kicks off], Energy Live News, 2 April 2012</ref>
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==Staff==
 
==Staff==
Senior staff are: <ref> [http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/about-us/about-our-staff.html About our staff], Energy UK, undated, accessed 29 January 2013</ref>
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Senior staff are: <ref> [http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/about-us/about-our-staff.html About our staff], Energy UK, undated, accessed 21 October 2016</ref>
*[[Angela Knight]], Chief executive, due to step down at the end of 2015  
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*[[Lawrence Slade]], Chief Executive since July 2015. He was Energy UK's first Chief Operating Officer when it was formed in 2012.
 
*[[Barbara Vest]], Director of generation
 
*[[Barbara Vest]], Director of generation
*[[Lawrence Slade]], Chief operating officer
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*[[Rosie McGlynn]], Director of New Energy Services
*[[Clare Dudeney]], Director of strategic policy
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*[[Audrey Gallacher]], Director of Retail Energy Supply
  
 
===Former staff===
 
===Former staff===
*[[Christine McGourty]], former director of communications and public affairs, now corporate director at [[British Gas]]
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*[[Christine McGourty]], former director of communications and public affairs, and now corporate director at [[British Gas]]. <ref> [http://www.prweek.com/article/1192541/energy-uks-christine-mcgourty-takes-british-gas-corporate-affairs-role Energy UK's Christine McGourty takes British Gas corporate affairs role], ''PR Week'', July 24 2013. Accessed 20 October 2016</ref>
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*[[Angela Knight]], chief executive, stepped down in 2015
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*[[Clare Dudeney]], former director of strategic policy
  
 
==Board==
 
==Board==
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==Views on nuclear==
 
==Views on nuclear==
Energy UK says that nuclear energy “is expected to play an important part in helping to make sure Britain has the reliable, low carbon energy supplies it needs for the future”.  
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{{Template:NuclearSpin}}Energy UK says that nuclear energy “is expected to play an important part in helping to make sure Britain has the reliable, low carbon energy supplies it needs for the future”.  
  
 
It adds that following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, the [[Office for Nuclear Regulation]] concluded that the “direct causes of the nuclear accident in Japan were far beyond the most extreme events the UK could expect to experience. He therefore found that there was no reason to stop the operation of nuclear power plants or other nuclear facilities in the UK.” <ref> [http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/energy-industry/nuclear-power.html Nuclear power], Energy UK, undated, accessed 29 January 2013</ref>
 
It adds that following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, the [[Office for Nuclear Regulation]] concluded that the “direct causes of the nuclear accident in Japan were far beyond the most extreme events the UK could expect to experience. He therefore found that there was no reason to stop the operation of nuclear power plants or other nuclear facilities in the UK.” <ref> [http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/energy-industry/nuclear-power.html Nuclear power], Energy UK, undated, accessed 29 January 2013</ref>
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==Lobbying firms==
 
==Lobbying firms==
*[[Fishburn Hedges]]<ref> [http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=Fishburn Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014] ''APPC'', accessed 28 January 2015 </ref>
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*[[Fishburn Hedges]]<ref> [http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=Fishburn Register 1 September 2014 - 30 November 2014] ''APPC'', accessed 28 January 2015 </ref>
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*[[Halogen]] - Scotland based firm <ref> ref needed </ref>
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*[[Connect Public Affairs Ltd]] - 2015-2016 <ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=Connect%20Communications Connect Communications clients, Register 1 Dec 2015 - Feb 2016], ''APPC'', accessed 15 April 2016</ref>
  
 
==Website==
 
==Website==
 
[http://www.energy-uk.org.uk www.energy-uk.org.uk]
 
[http://www.energy-uk.org.uk www.energy-uk.org.uk]
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==Resources==
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See: [[Fracking lobbying firms]]
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See: [[Fracking Spads]]
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*Melissa Jones and Andy Rowell, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5765-access-all-areas-frackers-lobbyists-and-the-revolving-door Access all areas: Westminster's (vast) fracking lobby exposed], 29 April 2015.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

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Energy UK, Charles House, 5-11 Regent Street, London

Background

Energy UK is the trade association for the energy industry. It was set up in 2012, after the Energy Retail Association, Association of Electricity Producers and UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy merged.[1]

It says it provides “a source of expert advice on industry matters” and works “to enhance the industry's reputation with customers and with the communities it serves”.[2]

Staff

Senior staff are: [3]

Former staff

Board

Former board members

Views on nuclear

Nuclear spin.png This article is part of the Nuclear Spin project of Spinwatch.

Energy UK says that nuclear energy “is expected to play an important part in helping to make sure Britain has the reliable, low carbon energy supplies it needs for the future”.

It adds that following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, the Office for Nuclear Regulation concluded that the “direct causes of the nuclear accident in Japan were far beyond the most extreme events the UK could expect to experience. He therefore found that there was no reason to stop the operation of nuclear power plants or other nuclear facilities in the UK.” [5]

Members

More than 70 companies are members, including law firms and consultants: [6]

ABB | AES UK | Alderney Renewable Energy | Alpiq Swisstrade | Alstom Grid | Alstom Power Service UK | APX-ENDEX | Barking Power | Biossence | Bircham Dyson Bell | British Gas | Campbell Dallas | Carron Energy | Centrica Energy | Chubu Electric Power Co | Corby Power | CR Foster & Partners | Deloitte | DONG Energy | Doosan Power Systems | Drax Power | E.ON UK | EDF Energy | EDF Trading | Eggborough Power | Electricity Supply Board International | Environ | Fichtner Consulting Engineers | First Utility | Francis Graves | Garbhaig Hydro Power Company | Good Energy | Green Frog Power | Guernsey Electricity | HETCO | InterGen | International Power | Inver Farmers | Jersey Electricity Company | KEMA | Lane Clark and Peacock | Local Waste Solutions | Logica UK | Manx Electricity Authority | Marsh | MGT Power | Mott Macdonald | National Grid | Natural Power | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | Optimum Energy | Opus Energy | Partnerships for Renewables | Phillips 66 European Power Limited | Pöyry Energy Consulting | Renewable Energy Systems (RES) | RenewableUK | Rio Tinto | Alcan | RWE npower | ScottishPower | Squire Sanders Hammonds | SSE | Stag Energy | Tanaris | Tata Steel Europe | Tokyo Electric Power Company | Voith Hydro Wavegen | Wood Mackenzie

Affiliations

Lobbying firms

Website

www.energy-uk.org.uk

Resources

See: Fracking lobbying firms

See: Fracking Spads

Notes

  1. Vicky Ellis, New energy trade body kicks off, Energy Live News, 2 April 2012
  2. About us, Energy UK, undated, accessed 29 January 2013
  3. About our staff, Energy UK, undated, accessed 21 October 2016
  4. Energy UK's Christine McGourty takes British Gas corporate affairs role, PR Week, July 24 2013. Accessed 20 October 2016
  5. Nuclear power, Energy UK, undated, accessed 29 January 2013
  6. About our members, Energy UK, undated, accessed 29 January 2013
  7. Register 1 September 2014 - 30 November 2014 APPC, accessed 28 January 2015
  8. ref needed
  9. Connect Communications clients, Register 1 Dec 2015 - Feb 2016, APPC, accessed 15 April 2016